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DACK FAYDEN posted:This explains a lot - like why she had a skill that healed like four points to her and all neighbors when she defended (because that actually qualifies as GOOD healing!) and also why I died to multiple hits in one turn, and oh god it's so unwieldy but I mean even the intro is compelling and I made a burly shirtless man with a hood and gloves like a comic book hero so I kind of have to give it another go. There's a few unique NPCs who either depend on the background you started with or are self-exclusive (for example, vampires and werewolves hate eachother, so if you recruit the werewolf guy then the vampire guy will fight you and vice versa). You can always get more people, though, including by recruiting monsters, so it's not a big deal. It is possible to lose important items by throwing them away, though, so don't do that. I don't think you can make the game unwinnable, but it's possible to lose out on side-content that way. Fortunately, while the storage NPC in your base takes up manpower when he's there (that'll be explained later by the game) stuff you leave with him isn't lost if you kick him out; it'll reappear when you re-hire him later, so you can leave weird artifacts in your base and figure out what to use them for later. E: In addition to unique NPCs with stories and dialog, there's also random dudes around the island to pick up. If you make people (in the character template from the main menu, iirc) then they'll be added to the random NPC list and you can find them hanging around as well. You want to have some people who have utility skills because a) you open chests and poo poo with them and b) that's where your manpower comes from, which lets you get bigger strongholds or hire more merchants/blacksmiths/etc. Blacksmiths in particular are cool because they can fuse any two identical weapons into the next best weapon of that type, but since you won't be doing that all the time always remember to fire them again afterwards 
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Endorph posted:hideo baba (the head Tales Of guy from Destiny PS2 up to Zestiria) is working on a game for square enix now. can't wait for more from the guy who gave us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8tAylYdgGQ corn in the bible fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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Feb 21, 2017 05:55
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I wonder if the woman in the promo art will be in this game, either.
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Phantasium posted:I wonder if the woman in the promo art will be in this game, either. if you wanted to know what she was all about, well, all i can say is i'm sory
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drat, guess Baba really did have to split after Zesteria.
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Is bastard bonds a good game
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corn in the bible posted:can't wait for more from the guy who gave us is this supposed to be not good
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lets hang out posted:is this supposed to be not good it's one of the best openings in the entire series the game is one of the worst in the entire series the soundtrack in zestiria is incredible in general but it's a lot weaker as a game than its own prequel The Colonel fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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Feb 21, 2017 06:57
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I kind of miss chill Tales theme songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IBdbvz8rJM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4XtC0LC-_4 e; honestly legendia's op is one of my favorites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izXDqPpa9tU The Colonel fucked around with this message at 07:06 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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I've always enjoyed watching Jude punch fish. And the song is 90's anime in a good way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmiFP13mAI4 Xillia 2 is pretty decent as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB4bvAK__Ks Renoistic fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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Tired Moritz posted:Is bastard bonds a good game
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my favorite tales opening is graces because i love awful sappy songs unironically
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Sea Sponge Run posted:my favorite tales opening is graces because i love awful sappy songs badass
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DACK FAYDEN posted:I only played for like five minutes, but I really appreciated the depth of character clothing choices and possible backgrounds and while the dialogue had a few typos the gameplay itself also seemed really fun. I can report back once I know more! corn in the bible played it for some long period of time so probably you can get a more nuanced opinion there. For what its worth I really like Bastard Bonds even if the game is a bit unwieldly. It hits all the notes I want in a tactical game, and the spritework/monster designs are phenomenal. It does get a little samey after a while, its probably a little too long for what it is, but its definitely worth looking at if you like turn based tactics games.
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Best Tales OP is Reve Unitia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QZeyE3wEk Also while we're talking about awesome openings, I really like the Utawarerumono 2 openings (because Suara is awesome and she is basically the dedicated singer for the whole series) and can't wait for them to be out in English on PS4 at some point. Maybe if I pray real hard they'll also port them to PC so I can put off buying a PS4 even longer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B2QkTOgk_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISE3tr_bWFU
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so much backtracking in surlent's scenario in treasure of the rudras jesus
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Renoistic posted:I've always enjoyed watching Jude punch fish. And the song is 90's anime in a good way.
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the milla version of the xillia op is my favorite for the part where jude and milla are fighting gaius and gaius just casually smacks jude offscreen, never to be seen again
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corn in the bible posted:you should play http://store.steampowered.com/app/415920/ voidspire is pretty cool but it keeps crashing on me and even though the dev did their best to sift through my save data, they couldn't pinpoint any bugs
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More yoko taro http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/21/nier-automata-developers-butts-funny-bugs-hoping-games-get-delayed/ Pc release apoarently march 10th
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Tae posted:More yoko taro http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/21/nier-automata-developers-butts-funny-bugs-hoping-games-get-delayed/ That doesn't say anything new about the PC release date
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The march 10th came from the nier thread.
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This trailer has the new release date right at the end. I'm glad its only a slight delay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e41x8VPQVMw
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I still can't believe they're going to hit 60 fps on the regular PS4.
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Rascyc posted:I still can't believe they're going to hit 60 fps on the regular PS4. How come? Platinum has always aimed for 60fps for their action games even if it becomes uneven in certain places.
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My last Platinum game was Bayonetta so it's been ages. Just not very many 60 fps games on the baseline PS4 that aren't remakes or FPS games. The only one I can even remember that stands out was the latest Metal Gear game.
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Ni oh is basically 60 fps.
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60fps is a choice not something that is unachievable, a lot of developers choose graphics over frame rate is all.
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Relin posted:so much backtracking in surlent's scenario in treasure of the rudras jesus he is a huge moron
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Sakurazuka posted:60fps is a choice not something that is unachievable, a lot of developers choose graphics over frame rate is all.
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Does Super Mario RPG have any major/weird hidden poo poo that I'll regret missing (and that means hidden in some way that isn't just "talk to everyone and go everywhere" because I already do that)? I wouldn't think so but it is a Square RPG from the 90s so you can never really be too sure.
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Amppelix posted:Does Super Mario RPG have any major/weird hidden poo poo that I'll regret missing (and that means hidden in some way that isn't just "talk to everyone and go everywhere" because I already do that)? I wouldn't think so but it is a Square RPG from the 90s so you can never really be too sure. It has a whoooole bunch of secrets, yes. Some are really worthwhile while others are ignorable but esoteric.
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Ahh yes I remember the endless hours I spent trying to get 100 jumps in Super Mario RPG. Fun times.
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Super Mario RPG is why I believed all those requirements to revive Aeris because SMRPG had already hidden poo poo better than any of the absurd Aeris poo poo I'd hear at school.
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I hope you haven't gone to the castle in the Mushroom Kingdom because otherwise you already missed something and you won't know about it until you're spitting distance from the endgame!  (it's just a stupid hidden coin block and if you get them all a npc will go "oh you got them all good job" and that's it) The key thing to not miss important stuff is to not sell one of a kind items. For example the ultimate weapon and armor are behind using an item you find after a certain boss and can sell and miss permanently. I wouldn't worry too much about it though, the game isn't that hard and the most you'll miss is cameos, a dumb minigame or two, and some gear/items. iirc you can't be locked out of the biggest secret of the game at least.
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Oh. Welp, I guess it's time for the ol' nose-in-guide routine. Hopefully there's one that only lists optional content, like the absolutely mandatory sidequest guides that people made for the Tales games when they were stuck in the era of "hopefully you try backtracking to every point of the game after every single plot event".
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Mario RPG has a lot of secrets, but it doesn't have a lot of things that are missable. Just check before selling anything you can't buy. The only thing you can miss that counts for anything (for generous values of "anything") is the invisible block in the front room of the castle in Mushroom Kingdom, and the only thing you can be locked out of is equipment, which in turn requires specifically selling or discarding unique items. There are a couple of optional cutscenes that have a limited window for seeing them, but they're easy to find.
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